The Coast Guard Blue Dolphins scored a sweep in winning the Virginia Swimming Short Course Tidewater Region Championships Friday through Sunday at the Brittingham-Midtown Aquatic Center in Newport News.

The Blue Dolphins, a wire-to-wire winner, took the boys title with 1,017.5 points, the girls with 1,280, and the overall with 2,297.5.

South Eastern Virginia Aquatics put up a tough fight, but the Seahawks placed second in all three races — the boys with 957.5 points, the girls with 1,005, and the overall with 1,902.5.

Teresa Groton, competing in the 15-and-over age group, won four individual events and swam on two winning relays to help lead the Blue Dolphins to the overall title. She was tops in the 100, 200 and 500-yard freestyle and No. 1 in the 100 butterfly.

The girls 100 free proved to be a major event for the Blue Dolphins. They took the top four spots with Victoria Schoenig, Hannah Clymer and Maddie Rymer following Groton.

Hailey Toledo, in the 13-14 age group, piled up the most points for the Coast Guard girls with 94. She led a 1-2-3 finish by the Blue Dolphins in the 400 individual medley. Rachel Rymer placed second and Casie Clark third.

The Blue Dolphins also got a pair of victories from Maddie Morello and Sam Wallace in their 13-14 age groups. Morello won the 100 fly and 200 free while Wallace won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes.

Zack Payne, a winner in the 500 free in the 13-14 division, headed the Coast Guard boys in points with 88. He also swam on the winning 13-14 boys' 400 free and 400 medley relays.

Cait Horner, 16, of SEVA piled up the most points in the meet for both boys and girls with 106. She placed in seven events, topped by wins in the 200 fly and 400 individual medley in the 15-and-over age group.

Austin Moyer, 17, emerged a triple winner for the Seahawks with victories in the 400 IM and the 50 and 500 free. Double winners included Nick Schwegel, 15, in the 100 and 200 fly, and Alex Moore, 13-14s, in the 100 and 200 back stroke.

Corey Shideler, 14, stood out for the Williamsburg Aquatic Club, tying for first place in the boys' high-points race with 98. He headed his showing with wins in the 200 fly and 400 IM.

Ricky Dobbs, a former superstar quarterback for the U.S. Naval Academy, is expected to see his first action under fire for the Virginia Cyclones on Saturday in Midlothian.

The Cyclones are a Hampton Roads minor-league semi-pro team that plays in the East Coast Football Association in the spring.

Dobbs, a top Heisman Trophy candidate during the 2010 season, missed the Cyclones' opener Feb. 16 — a 27-0 victory over the DMV Knights. The U.S. Navy officer was out at sea.

The Cyclones' next home game is March 9 against the Tidewater Renegades. The game is set for 1 p.m. at the Powhatan Sports Complex in Norfolk.

During the 2009 season, Dobbs broke the single-season college football record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 27.

Shooting

Sarah Osborn, 14, of Hampton took first place out of 249 shooters in the opening round of the inaugural Civilian Marksmanship Program Postal Match.

In the 3-position precision air rifle match competition, the Hampton Christian student scored 294 out of a possible 300 points.

Osborn, as well as her Patriot Shooting Club team, has been invited to the regional matches in Camp Perry, Ohio, April 3-6. Also on the team are David Chasteen-Boyd of Yorktown, Claire Zanti of Norfolk and Robert Hudson of South Hill.

In the opening round of the recent American Legion matches held across the country, Osborn finished fifth out of 505 precision shooters to qualify for the regionals in March. She had a score of 586 out of 600.

Water polo

The Hampton Roads Water Polo Club made a strong showing in the Virginia State Water Polo Championships Feb. 23-24 in Midlothian.

The team went undefeated in its bracket, beating clubs from Arlington 20-9, VMI 21-5, and James Madison University 19-7. On the final day, Hampton Roads also beat its cross-state rival Richmond Water Polo Club 15-8 before losing to the favored Northern Virginia Water Polo Club in the title match.

Hampton Roads players practice on Thursday nights at Norfolk Academy. For information about the club, contact president Marcio Soza through the club's website, hamptonroadswaterpolo.com.

Golf

Despite going winless in their last five events, Jim Gallagher of Yorktown and Brian Jeltema of Suffolk remain on top of the Tidewater Golfweek Amateur Winter Tour points standings going into the final event. That will be March 9-10 at the Bay Creek Palmer and Nicklaus Courses on the Eastern Shore.

After seven events, Gallagher and Jeltema lead the race with 1,310 points. Closest to them with 1,243 points are the two-time defending champions, Tony Mauro and Jeff Hawkins of Virginia Beach. In third place with 1,043 points are the team of Mark Chicoine and Rich Couture.

With 400 points on the line in the finale, Gallagher and Jeltema will have to make a good showing. They haven't won a tournament since the opening of the season when they took titles at The Club at Viniterra in New Kent County Nov. 12 and at the Riverfront Golf Club in Suffolk on Dec. 8.

On the horizon is the start of the regular spring through fall season. The opening event March 23 is already a sellout with a 120-player field. It will be held at the Colonial Heritage Golf Club in Williamsburg.